Author: Melisa

I just received my new Ashford Jumbo E Spinner. I thought I would do a little review of this new E Spinner. I have never used an e spinner before but I am already used to spinning artyarn on Ashford’s Original Country Spinner and the Ashford Country Spinner 2… so how hard could it be,…

October 2014 – October 19, 2018 Ike is an Anatolian Shepherd dog born in with his goat herd. He has guarded goats his entire life. He came to live with us when he was almost 2 years old. He had next to no socialization or training but had been a working livestock guardian dog. When…

I have been busy dying yarns. They are in the dye pot, on the drying rack, on the clothes tree, and in the tree branches. The backyard seems to have yarn all over the place. Yarn, yarn, yarn everywhere. here is just a few photos of…

We lost a couple more dogs here at Alba Ranch as well. This has been a difficult time for us. I thought I had better get caught up a bit with what has been going on…but for a while I just wanted to take a moment. Rick (Feb 2016-March 21, 2018) Rick…

We have had a few more losses here at Alba Ranch. It seems like a lot lately but the reality is the entire pack was aging and all approximately the same age as well so it was a flood of them leaving one after the other as they have finished their lives over these last…

Willow the Akbash, a Livestock Guardian Dog (March 2013 – August 17, 2017) It is with heavy heart that I tell you that my darling Willow, my Willowmina, has passed away. She was 4 years old and a stunning Akbash. Akbash are a breed of Livestock Guardian Dogs (LGD) from Turkey. Willow guarded her…

I have recently returned to my Ashford Country Spinner 2 wheel and decided to spin some rather fine singles on it. I know that “they” say you can’t do that but I decided “they” were wrong. It is a bobbin led wheel and as long as I take my time, I can put in enough…

It is the one year anniversary today of my Darling Abbey Gail passing away. I miss her dreadfully and it still feels like it was last week. I saw her yesterday during an energy treatment…she visited with BJ. She is still as beautiful as every. All my border collies and a couple of my LGD…